Programmes and Learning Team

David Kerr, Consultant Director of Education

David advises us on citizenship curriculum issues, and takes the lead in much of our European and overseas work. He is Head of Initial Teacher Training at Reading University. He has a huge amount of experience in citizenship education, and was co-leader of the Citizenship Education Longitudinal Study.

Ted Huddleston, Consultant in Civic and Citizenship Education

Ted is an international consultant in citizenship and human rights education. He has published widely in the field, both in the UK and abroad. A Council of Europe ‘expert’ for many years, he has experience of professional training and consultancy in a range of countries in Europe and the Middle East.

Naomi Kennedy, Education Manager

Naomi leads on the production of all our resources – ranging from SMSC lesson plans, to materials about the law and young people, to special resources on topics like Brexit or elections – for both primary and secondary schools.

Ruth Le Breton, Programmes Manager

Ruth has worked with us for around a decade and manages our Go-Givers programme for KS1 and KS2 pupils. Ruth also supports the delivery of our teacher training and the Make a Difference Challenge for primary school pupils

Akasa Pradhan , Programmes Coordinator

Akasa co-ordinates our Mock Trials Competitions, for secondary school pupils, working alongside the wonderful magistrates and legal professionals who volunteer their time to make our competitions possible. She also develops our programme of student workshops.

Stella Baynes, Programmes Manager

Social Action Programme Manager, coordinating our recently launched online Make a Difference Challenge programme which provides a framework for primary practitioners to deliver social action in schools. Previously she set up the Democracy Ambassadors programme which supported young people aged 13 – 16 to talk to their peers about the importance of, and their role within, our democracy.

Young Citizens is aiming to raise £30,000 this year, through appeals, donations, and sponsored events, to celebrate its 30th birthday - every penny of the money raised will be spent on helping young people become confident, active citizens.

Young Citizens is aiming to raise £30,000 this year, through appeals, donations, and sponsored events, to celebrate its 30th birthday - every penny of the money raised will be spent on helping young people become confident, active citizens.

Young Citizens helps young people to become active, engaged and motivated citizens by improving their understanding of the law, their rights and responsibilities and by helping them to engage in democratic society through social action. Each year Young Citizens work supports 250,000 children and young people.

Would you like a free trial pack of lessons to support pupils' SMSC learning?
This trial pack of lessons from our Go-Givers website contains the lessons "Plastic Pollution" and "Taking Responsibility" for KS1 children and the lessons "Democracy" and "Protecting Local Habitats" for KS2 children.

Here, we give teachers a little support for debating the topic in class with students. Do young people of this age know enough about politics yet? And if they could vote, can they be trusted to do it sensibly?

Would you like some free lessons to help you develop KS1 children's SMSC learning?
This trial pack of lessons from our Go-Givers website contains the lessons "Plastic Pollution" and "Taking Responsibility"

Our CEO tells of his own recent experience of using the law to protect his rights, and explains why basic legal understanding is vitally important for all young people, if they're to be confident young citizens.
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